Peter Vaughan
Acting
Born: April 4, 1923 · Wem, Shropshire, England, UK
Died: December 6, 2016 (aged 93)
Highest Rated
Biography
Peter Vaughan (born Peter Ewart Ohm) was an English character actor known for many supporting roles in British film and television productions. He also acted extensively on the stage. He is perhaps best known for his role as Grouty in the sitcom Porridge and its 1979 film adaptation. Other parts included a recurring role alongside Robert Lindsay in the sitcom Citizen Smith, Tom Hedden in Straw Dogs, Winston the Ogre in Time Bandits, Tom Franklin in Chancer and Mr. Stevens, Sr. in The Remains of the Day. His final role was as Maester Aemon in HBO's Game of Thrones (2011–2015).
Known for
Game of Thrones
2011
Brazil
1985
The Legend of 1900
1998
Death at a Funeral
2007
The Remains of the Day
1993
Time Bandits
1981
Straw Dogs
1971
Les Misérables
1998
The Crucible
1996
Village of the Damned
1960
Sherlock Holmes
1984
The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981
Photos (3)
Movies (94)
Brazil
Mr. Helpmann
The Legend of 1900
'Pops', the Shopkeeper
The Remains of the Day
William Stevens
Straw Dogs
Tom Hedden
Death at a Funeral
Uncle Alfie
Time Bandits
Winston the Ogre
Les Misérables
Bishop
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Mr. Freeman
Fatherland
SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe
The Crucible
Giles Corey
Village of the Damned
P.C. Gobby
The Mother
Toots
An Ideal Husband
Phipps
The MacKintosh Man
Brunskill
Haunted Honeymoon
Uncle Francis Abbot Sr.
Zulu Dawn
QSM Bloomfield
The Secret Agent
The Driver
Valentino
Rory O'Neil
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Bill Sellers
Fanatic
Harry
Sapphire
Detective Whitehead (uncredited)
Longitude
George Graham
The 39 Steps
2nd Police Constable on Train (uncredited)
Mountains of the Moon
Lord Houghton
The Razor's Edge
Mackenzie
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
Aemon Targaryen
Eyewitness
Paul Grazzini
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
Daddy Zoo
The Victors
Policeman
The Pied Piper
Bishop
Massacre in Rome
Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
Heart of Darkness
Director
Forbidden
Major Stauffel
Alfred the Great
Burrud
The Horse Without a Head
Police Sergeant
Lorna Doone
Sir Ensor Doone
Christmas at the Riviera
Glen
Czech Mate
Bullneck
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
Admiral Lord Hood
The Blockhouse
Aufret
Savage Messiah
Museum Attendant
Prisoner of Honor
Gen. Mercier
Is Anybody There?
Bob
Thursday the 12th
Edgar Bannister
Albatross
Grandpa
I Thank a Fool
Police Inspector (uncredited)
Face
Sonny
The Naked Runner
Martin Slattery
Coming Out of the Ice
Belov
Hildegard
Abbot
Jamaica Inn
Squire Bassatt
Porridge
Grouty
Making Love
Barone Blau
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
Edward Pretty
Hammerhead
Hammerhead
The Moonstone
Gabriel Betteredge
The Devil's Agent
Chief of Hungarian Police
Henry VIII
Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester
Coast to Coast
The Chiropodist
Make Mine Mink
Policeman in Car
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
Harry Grout
11 Harrowhouse
Coglin
King of the Wind
Captain
Symptoms
Brady
Hotel Splendide
Morton Blanche
When We Are Married
Alderman Joseph Helliwell
A Twist of Sand
Johann
The Return
Stephen Royds
The Court Martial of Major Keller
Purvey
Under the Hammer
Les Stone
Countdown to War
Hermann Goering
Taste of Excitement
Inspector Malling
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
Philby's Control
Margery and Gladys
Troy Gladwell
The Danedyke Mystery
Detective Inspector Burroughs
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
Mr. Hugh Peter
Rotten to the Core
Sir Henry Capell
Emma's Time
Sladeck
Malachi's Cove
Mr. Gunliffe
The Cellar and the Almond Tree
1970
Two Living, One Dead
John Kester
The Punch and Judy Man
Committee Man
The Eyes Have It
Anderson
The Bofors Gun
Sergeant Walker
Harry's Kingdom
Sid Harris
Smokescreen
Roper
Porridge: No Way Out
Harry Grout
Season's Greetings
Harvey
The Man Outside
Nikolai Volkov
A Warning to the Curious
Mr Paxton
You and Me and Him
Coster
The Spot FX Man
Harold Listings
The Drummer and the Bloke
Ron
Freedom of the Dig
Emerson
TV Shows (78)
Game of Thrones
Maester Aemon · 11 eps
The Avengers
Jaeger · 1 eps
Casualty
Henry Lambert · 1 eps
Sherlock Holmes
John Turner · 1 eps
The Wednesday Play
Ron · 1 eps
The Wednesday Play
Volubin · 1 eps
The Wednesday Play
Sladek · 1 eps
The Saint
Walter Devan · 1 eps
Heartbeat
Arthur Wainwright · 1 eps
Heartbeat
Mr. Andrews · 1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Albert · 1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Frank Rogers · 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
Harold Praed · 1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Coster · 1 eps
Silk
Michael Dodd · 1 eps
Playhouse
Hugh Peter · 1 eps
The Persuaders!
Lance Schubert · 1 eps
Theatre 625
Ernst Torgler · 1 eps
No Hiding Place
3 eps
No Hiding Place
Alfred Fitch · 1 eps
Birds of a Feather
Monty · 1 eps
The Sweeney
Tony Kirby · 1 eps
ITV Play of the Week
Anthony Sellman · 1 eps
Lark Rise to Candleford
2 eps
Hornblower
Admiral Hood · 1 eps
War and Remembrance
Kurt Zeitzler · 3 eps
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Dorrington · 2 eps
The Protectors
Quin · 1 eps
Thriller
Anderson · 1 eps
Richard the Lionheart
Caspar · 1 eps
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Bullneck · 1 eps
Man in a Suitcase
1 eps
The Expert
Richard Toller · 1 eps
Interpol Calling
Inspector · 1 eps
A Ghost Story for Christmas
Mr. Paxton · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Doverson · 1 eps
Espionage
Waring · 1 eps
The 10th Kingdom
Wilfred Peep · 5 eps
The Pallisers
Mr Chaffanbrass · 2 eps
Fall of Eagles
Izvolsky · 1 eps
Porridge
Harry Grout · 2 eps
The Bourne Identity
Fritz Koenig · 2 eps
The Adventurer
Roberts · 1 eps
Citizen Smith
Dad · 12 eps
Chillers
Winston Greeves · 1 eps
Our Friends in the North
Felix Hutchinson · 8 eps
The Jury
Michael Colchester · 6 eps
Longitude
George Graham · 1 eps
In Deep
Clayton Waddington · 2 eps
Codename: Kyril
Stanov · 2 eps
Chancer
Tom Franklyn · 20 eps
Game, Set, and Match
David Kimber-Hutchinson · 1 eps
Bleak House
Tulkinghorn · 3 eps
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
2 eps
The Informer
David Janner · 2 eps
Nightingales
The Inspector · 1 eps
Fox
Billy Fox · 13 eps
Lorna Doone
Sir Ensor Doone · 2 eps
Our Mutual Friend
Nicodemus 'Noddy' Boffin · 4 eps
Our Man At St Mark's
46 eps
Zodiac
Richard Meade · 1 eps
Oliver's Travels
2 eps
Oliver's Travels
Delaney · 5 eps
Great Expectations
Jaggers · 7 eps
Malice Aforethought
Widdicombe · 2 eps
Armchair Theatre
Third Journalist · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Ralph · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Sir Robert Byass · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Elmo Frankfurter · 1 eps
Dandelion Dead
Dr. Hinks · 4 eps
The Gold Robbers
DCS Cradock · 13 eps
Oliver Twist
Bill Sikes · 10 eps
Jamaica Inn
Squire Bassatt · 2 eps
Monte Carlo
Pabst · 2 eps
The Choir
Frank Ashworth · 5 eps
Mobile
Grandad Stoan · 2 eps
The Doombolt Chase
6 eps
Hardness 10
Mackintosh · 5 eps
